We are a team of two sisters who specialise in primary education. We are determined to create resources of the highest standard that can be used without further preparation. Our lessons and assemblies have been designed to challenge children of all levels within a creative, engaging and inspiring context. Explore our shop to find lesson packs for languages, art and religious education, plans for assemblies and numerous high-quality resources to help you teach phonics, mathematics and literacy
We are a team of two sisters who specialise in primary education. We are determined to create resources of the highest standard that can be used without further preparation. Our lessons and assemblies have been designed to challenge children of all levels within a creative, engaging and inspiring context. Explore our shop to find lesson packs for languages, art and religious education, plans for assemblies and numerous high-quality resources to help you teach phonics, mathematics and literacy
This is a lesson plan and resources for a beginners French lesson to use with KS2. It involves children learning the vocabulary for ‘Happy Christmas,’ as well as six decorations in French.
The plan gives details of a whole class game to use as a starter, how to teach the vocabulary, a paired reading activity, whole class listening activity, a simple writing activity and plenary whole class game. It is highly interactive and allows children to practise a range of language skills.
All resources needed for the lesson are included in the price. These are:
A 4 page PDF Lesson Plan
An 11 slide animated PowerPoint presentation. This is not editable. Click ‘Read Only’ to open.
Sheets for the paired reading activity (PDF) - A colour and black & white version are included.
Written activity (PDF) - A colour and black & white version are included.
You might also be interested in:
Advent Calendar - French Christmas Phrases - Noel
This resource is a plan with all accompanying resources for teaching a lesson about Jesus feeding the 5000. It is aimed at 5-7 year olds and is highly interactive.
Included in the plan are lesson objectives, cross-curricular links and details of activities. The activities in this lesson include a discussion starter, a story-retelling task and plenary. All resources are included, with a PowerPoint version of the story attached. All you need to bring is some bread!
The resources are in the zip file:
4 page PDF lesson plan
21 slide animated PowerPoint presentation (This is not editable. Please click ‘Read Only’ to open. Some of the images are only revealed when the PowerPoint is played as a slideshow with the animations.)
7 PDF pages of templates for the main task (higher, middle and lower ability and answers)
No further preparation needed.
Enjoy!
The PowerPoint is also available separately:
Jesus’ Miracles : Feeding of the 5000 presentation
You might be interested in our KS2 lesson on Jesus feeding the 5000:
Jesus’ Miracles Lesson : Feeding the 5000 / KS2
This is a lesson plan (pdf) to teach children all about Ash Wednesday and the start of Lent. It is perfect for ages 7-11.
The lesson is highly interactive and contains details of a starter, introduction to the topic, main task and plenary. There are whole class discussions and written activities for children to undertake. It includes objectives for children with three levels of abilities. Also included is a 20 slide animated PowerPoint with useful facts for the lesson and the Bible story around which the lesson is based. (This is not editable. Click the 'Read Only' button to open the PowerPoint. Some of the images are only revealed when the PowerPoint is played as a slideshow with the animations.) There is an optional template for the written activity. No further preparation required.
You might also be interested in our Ash Wednesday assembly and Ash Wednesday lesson plan for KS1:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ash-wednesday-assembly-11505458
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ks1-re-lesson-ash-wednesday-lent-11800941
A plan and resources for a KS1 Easter RE lesson on Good Friday, with a focus on emotions.
The 5 page PDF lesson plan includes details of a paired starter, an introduction to the story, a circle time activity, a simple written activity and a plenary whole class discussion. There are also differentiated targets, curriculum links and details about assessment for learning methods.
All activities are highly interactive and make the topic accessible to the children.
There is a 16 slide animated PowerPoint presentation telling the story. This is not editable. Click 'Read Only' to open. Some of the images only appear when the PowerPoint is played as a Slideshow. The templates for the written activity are also included. (3 PDF pages)
The lesson could be used individually or as part of a Lent and Easter RE unit.
A version of the PowerPoint is available separately:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/good-friday-presentation-11542698
You might also be interested in my Good Friday assembly and KS2 Good Friday lesson:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/easter-assembly-good-friday-making-sacrifices-11846095
tes.com/teaching-resource/good-friday-lesson-plan-easter-ks2-11515866
This resource is a plan with all accompanying resources for teaching a lesson about Jesus healing a paralysed man. It is aimed at 5-7 year olds and is highly interactive.
Included in the plan are lesson objectives, cross-curricular links and details of activities. The main theme for the lesson is ‘differences.’ The activities include a circle time starter, drama activity. written activity and plenary. There is also a PowerPoint version of the story attached.
All resources are included in the zip file. These are:
Lesson Plan (5 PDF pages)
20 slide animated PowerPoint presentation (This is not editable. Click ‘Read Only’ to open. Some of the images are only revealed when the PowerPoint is played as a slideshow with the animations.)
Resources for the written activity (2 PDF pages - higher/middle ability and lower ability worksheet)
A very interactive, thought-provoking lesson.
Enjoy!
The PowerPoint is also available separately:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12205637
This is a lesson plan with accompanying resources focussing on the miracle of Jesus healing a blind man. It is suitable for using with key stage 2. It is an interactive, thought-provoking lesson.
The plan gives details of a starter, an introduction to the story, a drama activity, written activity and plenary. Lesson objectives and cross-curricular links are also included in the plan. The lesson allows children to improve literacy and speaking and listening skills within an RE lesson. It also encourages philosophical thinking skills. There is a PowerPoint of the Bible story included in the price and all resources that are needed.
All the resources are in the zip file. These are:
5 page PDF Lesson Plan
26 slide animated PowerPoint (This is not editable. Click ‘Read Only’ to open. Some of the images are only revealed when the PowerPoint is played as a slideshow with the animations.)
1 PDF page for the written activity
No further preparation needed.
A plan and resources for a KS1 RE lesson on Palm Sunday, with a focus on teaching children the story.
The plan includes details of a whole class starter, an introduction to the story, a drama activity, a simple written activity and a plenary. There are also differentiated targets, curriculum links and details about assessment for learning methods.
All activities are highly interactive and make the topic accessible to the children.
The pdf lesson plan is 5 pages. There is also an animated 15 slide PowerPoint presentation telling the story and the resource for the written activity included. The PowerPoint is not editable. (Please click 'Read Only' to open.)
I have used this lesson with my Year 1s and they enjoyed it!
The lesson could be used individually or as part of a Lent and Easter RE unit.
We also sell an amended version of the presentation separately:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/palm-sunday-story-powerpoint-11514314
You might also be interested in our KS2 Palm Sunday lesson plan, our Year 6 Palm Sunday comprehension and our Palm Sunday assembly:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/palm-sunday-lesson-plan-and-powerpoint-easter-ks2-11514378
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/year-6-sats-comprehension-palm-sunday-3-levels-colour-and-black-and-white-11523938
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/easter-assembly-plan-palm-sunday-choosing-the-right-path-11536942
This is a lesson plan to teach children about Lent and why Christians give something up during Lent. It is suitable for ages 7-11. The 5 page lesson plan (pdf) includes details of a starter, an introduction to an event in Jesus' life, a brainstorming activity, a poem writing task and a final drama activity. The plan includes learning objectives for three levels of abilities and assessment for learning strategies. There is also a 15 slide PowerPoint presentation included, which gives details about Lent and tells the story of an event in Jesus' life linked to Lent. This is not editable. Please click 'Read Only' to open the PowerPoint. The plan also includes differentiated templates for the poem which the children write during the lesson. No further preparation required.
You might also be interested in our Lent assembly and Key Stage 1 lesson plan on 'Giving Something Up':
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ks1-lent-lesson-plan-and-resources-giving-something-up-11803029
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/lent-assembly-giving-something-up-11514054
A plan and resources for a KS1 Easter RE lesson on The Last Supper, with a focus on food and objects that we use to remember people.
The 5 page pdf plan includes details of a group starter, an introduction to the story, a circle time activity, a simple written activity and a plenary. There are also differentiated targets, curriculum links and details about assessment for learning methods.
All activities are highly interactive and make the topic accessible to the children.
There is a 22 slide animated PowerPoint presentation telling the story and the resource for the starter and written activity are included. (The PowerPoint is not editable. Click the 'Read Only' button to open.)
The lesson could be used individually or as part of a Lent and Easter RE unit.
A version of the PowerPoint is also available separately:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-last-supper-powerpoint-easter-11527775
You might also be interested in our KS2 The Last Supper Lesson Plan and The Last Supper Assembly:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-last-supper-lesson-plan-and-resources-easter-ks2-11515090
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/easter-assembly-the-last-supper-betrayal-11537067
This resource is a 2 lesson unit on Harvest, suitable for using with key stage 1. There are details of activities and differentiation for each lesson.
The first lesson involves children learning about the history of British harvest. They take part in an interactive starter, watch a PowerPoint about harvest, do a drama activity and a written activity, finishing with a philosophical discussion.
The second lesson allows children to learn about Thanksgiving in America and how harvest is linked to thankfulness. Children take part in a written starter, watch a PowerPoint on Thanksgiving and write a poem.
All resources are included in the price. They are in a zip file. They are:
8 page PDF lesson plans
20 slide animated PowerPoint about Harvest Festival (This is not editable. Click ‘Read Only’ to open. Some of the images only appear when the PowerPoint is played as a slideshow with the animations.)
21 slide animated PowerPoint about Thanksgiving (This is not editable. Click ‘Read Only’ to open. Some of the images only appear when the PowerPoint is played as a slideshow with the animations.)
16 PDF pages of pictures for the starter activity in Lesson 1
4 PDF pages for the discussion in Lesson 1
6 PDF pages of colour and black & white differentiated worksheets for the written activity in lesson 1
6 PDF pages of colour and black & white differentiated worksheets for the poem writing activity in lesson 2
No further preparation is needed
The two PowerPoints are also available separately:
Harvest Festival Presentation
Thanksgiving PowerPoint Presentation
A Key Stage 2 version of these plans is available:
Key Stage 2 Harvest RE Unit
The PowerPoint from Lesson 1 is also available with our Harvest Festival Assembly:
Harvest Festival Assembly
This resource contains 4 comprehension activities suitable for using with year 1. The theme in this pack is ‘rainforests.’ There are four different comprehensions:
What are rainforests?
Rainforest animals
Animal defence in the rainforest
Endangered rainforest animals
They each contain a short piece of text (about 5 sentences) with words that can be sounded out. There are three trickier words which have pictures to help children work out what they say.
The text is followed by 5 simple questions.
There is also a powerpoint included in the pack containing a slide for each text so that you can go through the comprehensions before the children complete them. Each slide also contains 3 words that are trickier to sound out, with sound buttons underneath them.
This is a lesson plan and resources for a beginner’s Spanish lesson to use with KS2. It involves children learning the vocabulary for ‘Happy Christmas,’ as well as six decorations in Spanish.
The plan gives details of a whole class game to use as a starter, how to teach the vocabulary, a paired reading activity, whole class listening activity, a writing activity and plenary. It is highly interactive and allows children to practise a range of language skills.
All resources needed for the lesson are included in the price. These are:
A 4 page PDF Lesson Plan
An 11 page animated PowerPoint presentation - This is not editable. Click ‘Read Only’ to open.
Sheets for the paired reading activity (PDF) - A colour and black & white version are included
Written activity (PDF) - A colour and black & white version are included
You might be interested in:
Advent Calendar - Spanish Christmas Phrases - La Navidad
A plan and resources for an RE lesson, with a focus on Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent. It is suitable for using with Key Stage 1.
The pdf lesson plan includes a starter, a discussion, a drama activity and a whole class plenary. The theme for the lesson is ‘showing you are sorry.’
There is a 13 slide animated PowerPoint presentation about Ash Wednesday and the resources for the drama activity included. This is non-editable. Click the ‘Read Only’ button to open the PowerPoint.
The lesson could be used individually or as part of a Lent and Easter RE unit.
You might also be interested in our Ash Wednesday assembly and Ash Wednesday lesson plan for KS2:
Ash Wednesday Assembly
KS2 Ash Wednesday Lesson Plan (Lent)
This is a lesson plan with accompanying resources focusing on the miracle of Jesus healing a paralysed man. It is suitable for using with key stage 2.
The plan gives details of a starter, an introduction to the story, a drama activity, written activity and plenary. Lesson objectives and cross-curricular links are also included in the plan. There is a PowerPoint of the Bible story included. The focus of the lesson is how we view disabilities.
All resources are in the zip file. These are:
Lesson Plan (5 PDF pages)
20 slide animated PowerPoint presentation (This is not editable. Click ‘Read Only’ to open. Some of the images are only revealed when the PowerPoint is played as a slideshow with the animations.)
Resources for the written activity (2 PDF pages - higher/middle ability and lower ability worksheet)
A thought-provoking, interactive lesson.
The PowerPoint is also available separately:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12205637
This resource contains 4 comprehension activities suitable for using with year 1.
They each contain a short piece of text (about 5 sentences) with words that can be sounded out. There are three trickier words which have pictures to help children work out what they say.
The text is followed by 5 questions, containing ‘what’ ‘why’ and ‘where’ questions and some multiple choice questions.
The theme in this pack is ‘minibeasts/creepy crawlies/invertebrates.’ There are four different texts:
Minibeasts
British minibeasts
Hunting minibeasts
Minibeasts around the world
There is also a powerpoint included in the pack containing a slide for each text so that you can go through the comprehensions before the children complete them. Each slide also contains 3 words that are trickier to sound out, with sound buttons underneath them.
PDF file format
This is a lesson plan with accompanying resources focussing on the miracle of Jesus feeding the 5000. It is suitable for using with key stage 2.
The plan gives details of a starter, an introduction to the story, a drama activity, written activity and plenary whole class activity. Lesson objectives and cross-curricular links are also included in the plan. The lesson allows children to improve literacy and speaking and listening skills within an RE lesson. There is a PowerPoint of the Bible story included in the price.
All resources that are needed are included. They are in the zip file:
5 PDF page lesson plan
18 slide animated PowerPoint story presentation (This is not editable. Click ‘Read Only’ to open. Some of the images are only revealed when the PowerPoint is played as a slideshow with the animations.)
1 slide PowerPoint to prepare for the written task (This is not editable. Click ‘Read Only’ to open.)
1 PDF page template for the written task
No further preparation needed.
The PowerPoint story is available separately:
Jesus’ Miracles : Feeding of the 5000 presentation
You might be interested in our KS1 lesson on Jesus feeding the 5000:
KS1 Jesus feeds the 5000 / Jesus’ Miracles lesson
This is a lesson plan with accompanying resources focussing on the miracle of Jesus calming the storm. It is suitable for using with key stage 2.
The plan gives details of a starter, an introduction to the story, a written activity, art activity and plenary. Lesson objectives and cross-curricular links are also included in the plan. There is a PowerPoint of the Bible story included in the price and all resources that are needed. All you need to bring is some wallpaper for the art activity.
All the resources are in the zip file:
5 PDF page lesson plan
26 slide animated PowerPoint presentation (This is not editable. Click ‘Read Only’ to open. Some of the images only appear when the PowerPoint is played as a slideshow with the animations.)
6 PDF pages for the starter
2 PDF pages for the written activity
A very interactive, creative lesson to make this Bible story memorable.
A version of the PowerPoint is available separately:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-11589863
You might also be interested in our Key Stage 1 lesson on Jesus calming the storm:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12061085
This resource is a 3 lesson unit on Pentecost, suitable for using with key stage 1. There are details of activities and differentiation for each lesson. The first lesson involves children creating a Pentecost hat, the second focusses on drama and the third allows for a more detailed piece of writing, so it is perfect for extending literacy skills into RE. There are two PowerPoints included in the price. One tells the story of Pentecost and the other helps with the introduction for lesson 3. The templates needed for activities are also include.
An enjoyable, interactive unit.
The learning objectives covered are:
Do I understand the symbols of Pentecost?
Can I understand how people celebrate Pentecost?
Do I understand the symbols of Pentecost?
Can I understand how people celebrate Pentecost?
Can I understand how the Christian Church began?
Do I understand the events of Pentecost?
The powerpoint presentation of the story is also available on its own.
This is a plan and resources for a KS1 RE lesson on Lent, with a focus on the theme of ‘Giving Something Up.’
The 5 page pdf lesson plan includes details of a group starter, a discussion, a drama activity, a group written activity, a poem writing activity and a plenary game. There are also differentiated targets, a list of resources and curriculum links and details about assessment for learning methods.
All activities are highly interactive and make the topic relevant to the children’s lives as well as introducing them to some facts about Lent and an event that happened during Jesus’ life.
There is a 15 slide PowerPoint presentation which contains details about Lent and the bible story used during the lesson. (This is not editable. Click ‘Read Only’ to open.) The differentiated templates for the poem writing activity and pictures for the group starter are also included.
The lesson could be used individually or as part of a Lent and Easter RE unit.
You might also be interested in our Assembly and Key Stage 2 lesson plan on Lent - Giving Something Up:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/lent-lesson-plan-giving-something-up-ks2-11510182
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/lent-assembly-giving-something-up-11514054
This resource contains 4 comprehension activities suitable for using with year 1.
They each contain a short piece of text (about 5 sentences) with words that can be sounded out. There are three trickier words which have pictures to help children work out what they say.
The text is followed by 5 questions, containing ‘what’ ‘who’ and ‘when’ questions and some multiple choice questions.
The theme in this pack is ‘reptiles.’ There are four different texts:
Reptiles
Turtles
Crocodiles
Record breaking reptiles
There is also a powerpoint included in the pack containing a slide for each text so that you can go through the comprehensions before the children complete them. Each slide also contains 3 words that are trickier to sound out, with sound buttons underneath them.
PDF file format and editable Microsoft word format included in the price.